A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster (www.imdb.com).
Director: Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat)
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale
Spy is a comedy for those who like to have a laugh and just be plain silly. Paul Feig's Bridesmaids was the start of something special. 2013's The Heat was a successful dive in to the overused buddy-cop genre. Spy is just as engaging as these, and carries just as many laughs. Melissa McCarthy has perfected her comedy satire (her character's far less irritable than those in Tammy and Identity Thief), in a role that fits her personality. McCarthy shows a combination of frailty and bravery as a desk jockey for the CIA. She's the eyes and ears of agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law). When all agents are compromised, Susan (McCarthy) enter the field. Placing her undercover reaps some of the best laughs of 2015 so far. McCarthy may be on fire, but it's another particular person who crashes in like a blaze of glory: Jason Statham. His super-spy gives it large, reeling off all the brave acts he's committed ('I watched the woman I love get tossed from a plane and hit by another plane mid-air. I drove a car off a freeway on top of a train while it was on fire. Not the car, I was on fire.'), when in actual fact he's a clumsy buffoon. He makes life very difficult for Susan, which, for us, is a treasure to watch. When he's off screen he's wanted back. When he's on stage we don't want him to leave. Miranda Hart, Rose Byrne and Jude Law also add flare in one way or another. Spy is huge fun and a barrel of laughs. Even with its cliche setups and stereotypical characters, Spy doesn't try to be anything other than entertaining, and for that it receives great credit.
4.5/5
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